Bag sealer



June 9,1942. w R KOHL y 2,285,726

BAG SEALER l Filed April 9, 12540k Patented .lune 9, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 8 Claims.

My invention is a method of sealing a garment bag against moth penetration, or moth infestation.

It is a matter of common knowledge that large sums are constantly lost annually by reason of faulty and inefficient means for a perfect sealing of a garment bag which can be accomplished by the most inexpert person. v

In the various forms of bags used to transport and protect garments a large proportion are made of an elongated tube of paper or such like material, and have an open scalable bottom for the insertion of a garment, with a top aperture adapted to permit the passage of a type of hanger to support the garment. At this point it is vital to have strength, support and per fecticn of sealing.

The attached drawing is illustrative of the invention, wherein Fig. 1 is member composed of two parallelograms scored to constitute four equilateral triangles.

Fig. 2 is a member, a perfect duplicate of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an assemblage of Figs. l and 2, constituting a figure of six equilateral triangles.

Fig. 4 is a sectional bag showing the primary installation of the hexagon on the opening at the top of the bag.

Fig. 5 is a bag with bag-sealer thereon.

As illustrated, the bag is an elongated tubular form A, practically attened and initially open at top and bottom. As these bags are adapted to accommodate hanging garments suspended over and from the well known garment hanger B, the edges at one end are turned over at an angle approximating the angle of the hanger and attached to one side of the bag, an aperture C at the median line being left for the passing therethrough of the hook of the hanger.

When the hanger with the garment thereon is inserted in the bag with the hanger hook protruding from the aperture C, the lower end D can be readily sealed in common ways. The vital treatment of the aperture C and the adjacent structure of the bag material at the shank of hook B is accomplished-by the provision of a sealer consisting of two duplicate members each being composed of two parallelograms joined at opposite angles as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, each being scored to form four flexibly related equi- 'lateral segments radially projected from a common point of contact numbered 6 to 9, inclusive, on one; and 10 to 13, inclusive, on the other.

Each of these double rhombus members are coated on one face with adhesive. The sealing unit Fig. 3 is formed by sealingly superposing triangle 6 upon I2 and 1 upon I3, thus producing a six sided figure with a free edge of 9 paralleling a free edge of I9. Adhesively -at taching the duplex 6 and I2 to the front of the bag, and duplex I and I3 to the opposite rear side straddling the incline and centrally tightly close to the hanger shank, we secure a double portion strengthening and rmly closing one neck yoke portion of the bag; then sealing triangle 8 to the rear of the bag, triangle 9 is left free as a flap to be turned over and sealed to the opposite incline of the bag after the hanger hook has been passed through the aperture; thence triangle II is sealed to the front over 9, after which I0 is straddled over the incline and sealingly attached over 8 on the rear thus making a double strength and double seal completely around the aperture C; and tightly fitting around the shank of the hanger.

As the basic strain in the bag is at this point on the inclines and at the neck opening, I accomplish a practically normally indestructible bag; and insure practically sealed closure at the hanger shank by reason of the fact that each triangle locks the others at the center.

Although I have described the arrangement in the terms shown in Fig. 3, it will be readily observed that the same result is obtained by such combinations as by placing 8 over I8 and 9 over II, or placing I2 over 6 and I3 over 1, or I Il over 8 and II over 9. In each case I have a resultant ligure of six equilateral triangles as shown in Fig. 3 with a slit from the center along a line of two triangles swinging freely.

I claim:

1. A bag sealing device consisting of two duplicate members composed of fabric, each member having one side coated with an adhesive, each such member being formed of two equal sided parallelograms joined and scored to form four flexibly related equilateral triangles radiating from a central point, two of said triangles of one member being sealingly superposed in register upon two of the triangles of the other member in such relation that the combination formed is a hexagonal figure, a free triangle edge of one member abutting a free edge of a triangle on the other member.

2. A bag sealing device formed of fabric including two substantially V-shaped portions each scored to form four flexibly related equilateral triangles radially projected, each V-shaped member bearing upon the face thereof an adhesive, one

of said V-shaped members having a portion sealingly superposed upon the other V-shaped member forming a six sided ligure wherein two adjacent triangles are doubled and a radial slit is formed between the edges of the two free triangles opposite the median line of the double thickness triangles.

3. A device for sealing the hanger aperture of a bag consisting of two substantially V-shaped units, each having one side coated with an adhesive, portions registeringly superposed to form a six-sided hexagonal ligure of six equilateral triangles with a radial slit between two free triangles, the doubled portions adapted to adhesively straddle one incline of the bag to the median line and be attached to front and back, one single triangle to attach to the rear and a flying triangle to swing over the opposite inclined edge of the bag and to be sealed to the front; the other two triangles one to be sealed upon the flying portion and lapped over the incline and be'sealed over the rear making a double thickness around the hanger and the hanger aperture.

4. A bag sealing device consisting of two duplicates substantially V-shaped members bearing an adhesive on a face of each member, each member being radially scored to form four equilateral triangles; one V-shaped member having two triangles sealingly superposed upon the two t triangles of the other member to form a sixangled ligure having two double thickness triangles and two triangles having freely abutting radial edge; the doubled triangles adapted to straddle one inclined edge of a bag adjacent a Il hanger shank opening and sealed therearound; one of the free triangle portions on the rear side being sealed to the rear of the bag with a ilap triangle portion lapped over the other inclined edge of the bag and sealed to the front side; one free triangular portion on the front being sealed to the lapped triangle flap and its free end lapped over the inclined surface and sealed on the rear forming a double thickness of fabric completely around the hanger shank and the hanger opening of the bag.

5. A device for moth-proof sealing and strengthening a garment bag at the neck yoke opening and the hanger shank consisting of two duplicate members adhesively coated on one side, each member comprising four equilateral triangles radiating from a common center, two adjacent end triangles of one member registering and sealingly superposed upon two opposite adjacent end triangles of the other member forming a gure of six equilateral triangles radiating from a central axis, a radial slit separating two free end triangles.

6. A device for moth-proong sealing and strengthening a garment bag at the neck yoke opening and the hanger shank, consisting of two duplicate members adhesively coated on one side, each member consisting of two parallelograms flexibly scored in four radially related equilateral trianglar segments, the said members jointed to constitute a hexagon by the superposing of two adjacent end segments of one upon two adjacent opposite segments of the other, there being two adjacent segments of one member flying from one side of the union and two opposite segments of the other member from the opposite side of the union, a radially slit separating the free flying triangular segments.

7. A device for moth-sealing the Yoke opening of a garment bag comprising two geometrical members partly superposed adhesively one upon the other forming a hexagonal figure of six equilateral triangles, two of said triangular portions having abutting edges free, one side of the hexagonal figure bearing an adhesive.

8. A device for moth-sealing the neck yoke of a garment bag and simultaneously sealing the shank of a garment hanger comprising an adhesively prepared hexagonal ligure of six equilateral triangles composed of two duplicate four triangle segments, two adjacent end segments of one member being superposed upon the opposite two end segments of the other end member, there being two flexibly related end members adjacent one of the superposed registering members and two flying segments adjacent the edge of the other registering superposed member, one surface of this hexagonal member coated with a sealing adhesive.

WILLIAM R. KOHL. 

